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Welcome to Christ Church, Blacklands & St. Andrew, Laton Road, Hastings
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Parochial Church Council minutes
A summary of the most recent minutes from a PCC meeting held on 2nd July 2012 ,ay be found here
Regarding the graffiti on the church doors.
Saturday 21st July. I have just been contacted by the police who informed me that they have arrested someone for spraying graffiti on our church door. The person had also been arrested for similar offences on other buildings. The police told me the person had admitted the offences.
Can you please ask people to pray for the offender?
Jean W.
Church Cleaners Needed
We are very short of people to clean the church on a regular basis. At the moment a very few people work hard to clean the silver, polish the brass and generally keep this large church clean. If anyone feels able to spare a few hours once a week or fortnight to help clean the church please see a member of the PCC.
Jumble sale
Many thanks to all the people who helped at the Jumble on Saturday 7th July. We raised £410 which is an outstanding amount and far more than we have raised before. Thank you also for the people who helped prepare the stalls on Friday as well. Our next Jumble sale will be in October so please start saving your jumble items now. Jean is very happy to collect any items. Thank you again
Sunday School
Sunday school is closed now until 2nd Sept. Extra activities will be provided in the young people’s corner for any children who visit us during the holiday.
Daily Bible Readings
The latest edition of Word for Today is available free of charge at the back of the church. There are also limited copies of Prayer for Today available – please help yourself and, perhaps take a copy for a friend.
Bishop’s Certificate
The new course for the Bishop’s Certificate is starting in September. If anyone is interested in studying for the course please see Jean.
Harvest Concert Tea
David our organist will give a Harvest concert which will be followed by a tea on Saturday 13th October. Harvest Festival will be on Sunday 14th October at 10.30.
Food Bank
There is now a box at the back of the church. Please take a shopping list next to the box and donate a couple of items to local people who are in need. The groceries will be taken to Kings Church (who are co-ordinating the scheme) every month.
American afternoon
Saturday August 11th at 2:30 pm. £3.50 to include cake and a drink.
Olympic Prayer Baton. Churches Together.
Seven of us from Hastings Churches travelled to Dover yesterday to hand over prayers of blessing in the Olympic Prayer Baton. The event was on the top of the White Cliffs overlooking the harbour and included Holy Communion.
The concerns of many in Dover are the future of the port. A petition has been set up and I was asked by several people to encourage Hastings folk to sign this and write or email Department of Transport against the sale of the port to a foreign company and to allow the peoples trust to own it.
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